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Basic tags for audio/video

<EMBED SRC="sample.mov" HEIGHT=216 WIDTH=216>

Default Settings for Basic Tags:
  • KIOSKMODE is set to FALSE.
  • AUTOPLAY is set to TRUE.
  • CONTROLLER is set to TRUE.
  • LOOP is set to TRUE.
  • VOLUME is set to 100.
  • KIOSKMODE is set to FALSE.

 

AUTOPLAY

 

If you don't want the movie to start playing automatically, set "AUTOPLAY" to FALSE:
If you do want the movie to start playing automatically, set "AUTOPLAY" to TRUE:

If AUTOPLAY is not specified, the default will be whatever the user has set in the QuickTime Plug-in Preferences.

CACHE

 

If CACHE=TRUE is specified, the browser will CACHE movies. If the movie is in CACHE when the user returns to the page, the movie will be played from CACHE instead of downloading again.

CACHE can either be TRUE or FALSE, or simply CACHE. CACHE by itself implies TRUE. The default behavior is set by the user in the 'QuickTime Plug-in Settings.'

Example: <embed src="anymovie.mov" width="200" height="240" cache="true">

If the CACHE is not specified, the default will be whatever the user has set in the Netscape Preferences.
You should experiment with these settings to see how they work in a particular situation.

 

CONTROLLER

 

If you do want the controller to show, set "CONTROLLER" to TRUE:
If you don't want the controller to show, set "CONTROLLER" to FALSE:

HEIGHT

 

If you want the movie to be visible, the HEIGHT must be specified as in the basic tag above.
Add 16 pixels to the actual height of the movie if you want the controller to be visible.

WIDTH

 

If you want the movie to be visible, the WIDTH must be specified as in the basic tag above.

HIDDEN

 

If you do want the movie to be hidden, add this tag.

LOOP

 

If you do want the movie to loop back and forth, set "LOOP" to TRUE:
If you don't want the movie to loop back and forth, set "LOOP" to FALSE:

VOLUME

 

Use this tag to set the starting volume. The default value is 100; a setting of "0" will silence the movie.

KIOSKMODE

If you don't anyone to be able copy the movie, set "KIOSKMODE" to TRUE:
If you want to permit the movie to be copied, set "KIOSKMODE" to FALSE: